Thread: displaying an icon on desktop

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    displaying an icon on desktop

    Hello all,

    I am wondering if it is possible to display an icon at a specified location on windows desktop using windows APIs.

    Thanks a lot

    Parviin57

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    That is most likely stored in some THUMBS.DB file.

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    thumbs.db stores the thumbnails previews

    locations likely to be stored in the registry
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    Wouldn't this become a issue if someone already currenly has a icon in your selected location?

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